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No Kings in America: The Constitutional Crisis at Democracy's Crossroads

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -0400

No Kings in America: The Constitutional Crisis at Democracy’s Crossroads

The day America chose sides

At 2:30 PM on June 14, 2025, two competing visions of American power played out 200 miles apart. In Philadelphia, where the Constitution was written, protesters gathered with handmade signs reading “Federal Employees Don’t Work for Kings” and “He was elected president NOT KING.” Their voices rose in a chant that echoed across 248 years of American history: “No kings in America!”

The Last Constitutional Moment: America Chooses Between Kings and Democracy

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:30:00 -0400

On June 14, 2025, more than 2,000 protests are taking place across all 50 U.S. states in a nationwide event called “No Kings Day”. The demonstrations, organized by a coalition of over 150 groups including Indivisible and the ACLU, directly counter President Trump’s $45 million military parade and protest the policies of his second term. Organizers describe the mobilization as “the largest single-day, peaceful protest in recent American history”. The central message, captured on signs reading “He was elected president NOT KING,” is a direct response to President Trump’s recent embrace of monarchical rhetoric. In Philadelphia, one of the major demonstration sites, Pennsylvania criminal lawyer Holly Feeney stated her reason for marching: “I am just appalled at the lawlessness of this administration. Disappearing people is what authoritarian governments do, not democratic republics”.

The Shadow Architects: How Project 2025 Authors Built the Technology to Implement Their Authoritarian Vision

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:14:00 -0400

I’m not an actualy journalist. I’m a guy with a blog, and maybe 2 to 3 dozen people who read it. I heavily cited sources here hoping that actual journalists would pick this up, take advantage of my heavy lifting, and bring the real, full story forward. If you do, I don’t want to be interviewed or anything. I would just appreciate a mention and a link back to my site if you run with this.

TL;DR: Project 2025 authors didn’t just write authoritarian policies—they positioned themselves to control the surveillance technology to implement them.

When the Hell Will North Carolina Legalize Cannabis?

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:08:00 -0400

I’ve been watching North Carolina’s cannabis policy for years, and honestly, it’s getting embarrassing. While our neighbors cash in on regulated cannabis markets, we’re stuck with the worst of both worlds: all the problems of prohibition AND all the problems of an unregulated market.

Virginia projects $376 million in cannabis tax revenue by 2031. Meanwhile, North Carolina has a $500 million hemp market with zero age restrictions, no safety testing, and no tax revenue. We’re literally watching our neighbors get rich while we fumble around in policy purgatory.